What our majors and alumni are up to
Learn about some of the many great activities of our students are involved with and jobs our recent alumni are at:
- Carlee Hollenbeck Wins Knowles Science Teaching Fellowship
After experiences with book editing and student teaching abroad, Carlee Hollenbeck is now a Knowles Science Teaching Fellow.
- Nine Mathematics Graduates Off to Graduate School
Nine of last year's mathematics graduates are now in graduate school. We caught up with three of them.
- Higher Standards: From GVSU Mathematics to Meijer
Alumnus Matt Villarreal uses persistence and efficiency, along with a degree in mathematics, to tackle complex problems for Meijer.
- Students Attend Conference for Undergraduate Women
Two GVSU math majors attended a conference for undergraduate women in mathematics during which they learned about a wide range of opportunities for math majors.
- The "No-Problem" People
Auto-Owners Insurance in Lansing hires many Grand Valley math graduates. Alumnus Darlene Miller tells us why it holds on to them.
- Meet the 2009 Outstanding (and Responsible) Senior Geoff Patterson
When Geoff Patterson came to GVSU to study film and video, he had no idea that he'd end up majoring in mathematics, much less leaving as the math department's 2009 outstanding graduate.
- Meet Cliff Taylor, 2010 Outstanding Graduate
Cliff Taylor followed a family connection to Grand Valley where he expected to major in engineering. Four years later, he is the math department's Outstanding Graduate.
- Three recent GVSU Math grads reunited at Foremost Insurance
Though they went in different directions after leaving Grand Valley, Kris Lund, Mark Sheely, and Danielle Wiest find themselves working in the same department at Foremost Insurance.
- Alumnus Nate Burch finds a home on the range
Many students are unsure what career opportunities are available to mathematics majors. If it's travel and adventure they seek, they need only talk to 2006 graduate Nate Burch.
- Meet Daniel Gorski, 2008 Outstanding Senior in Mathematics
Though he was always good at mathematics, Daniel Gorski had no idea that studying mathematics might one day lead to an actual career.
